Readers blogs in Arts & Entertainment

May 26, 2013

		Close To Home Friday May 24th, 2013 – Gurnee, IL    In the best of all worlds, I’d be able to live in a place I’m comfortable but still perform enough to keep my chops and make a decent living. That’s a much more difficult challenge than it might sound, but I’ve been ... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 7:12 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 25, 2013

		A Friend On Letterman Thursday May 23rd, 2013 – Chicago, IL    My friend Ross Bennett is in town this week headlining at Zanies in Chicago, and we hung out all afternoon dissecting his recent appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Ross has been slugging it out in the trenches even longer ... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 9:09 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 23, 2013

		Sun Ra Wednesday May 22nd, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    Today would have been the 99th birthday of one Herman Poole Blount – aka “Sun Ra”. He was born in Birmingham, AL but claimed to be from the “Angel Race” - not of this planet. That alone makes him one of m... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 8:50 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

		I QUIT! Tuesday May 21st, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    There’s a major upheaval going on inside my head, and I couldn’t be more excited. I know that I need to completely rewire my beliefs down to the core, and as scary as that may be I’m ready to dive in with both feet and... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 12:53 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 22, 2013

		Thrifty vs. Cheap   Monday May 20th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    I really needed to get rid of that Nissan Sentra. It was sucking whatever self esteem I may have had left right through the exhaust pipe, and no matter how good of a deal it was or wasn’t it put a vibe in my life I don&rsq...; Posted by ItsMrLucky at 4:37 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

		Auto Correct Sunday May 19th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    In the continuing education program that is called life, I think I can cross off yet another lesson I have learned painfully and in the most difficult way. That seems to be the only way to really get the message, and this time I have cert... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 3:13 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 19, 2013

		Begging For Boring Saturday May 18th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    It’s raining...it’s pouring…but life isn’t boring. That’s too bad, as I would gladly welcome a bit of boredom right now. In fact, I’d like more than a bit. Twenty years of steady work for great pay i... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 3:16 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 18, 2013

		A Wasted Weekend Friday May 17th, 2013 - Sparta, WI/Fox Lake, IL    Here we go again. Three hideous words I’ve never wanted any part of have showed up to party with me this weekend – ‘worst case scenario’. I’m all too familiar with them, and they’re like the weird... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 1:31 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 17, 2013

		No Leakers Thursday May 16th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    My grandfather told me the hardest challenge of all in life is to be both a success and a quality person. He said successful people often become corrupt and quality people often fail to become a success. It was basically an elongated ve... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 7:54 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment

May 16, 2013

		Clearing The Air Wednesday May 15th, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL    I got up much earlier than I had intended to this morning to do a comedy segment on the ‘Stone and Double T Show’ on WXRX ‘The X’ in Rockford, IL. I really like those guys, and we usually do a weekly call in bit... Posted by ItsMrLucky at 9:25 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Arts & Entertainment